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Africa
ADF attack in Beni kills 10, DR Congo army says
Seven civilians and three soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a militia attacked a military post in the Beni region
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Africa
Nigeria: More than 30,000 people flee Baga violence
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Baga, northeast Nigeria, after an increase in Boko Haram violence, the UN said
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Africa
Central African government to meet armed groups in Khartoum for peace talks
The African Union said that long-awaited peace talks between the Central African Republic and militia groups would take place in Khartoum
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Middle East
Kazakhstan evacuates 30 children of ISIS fighters from Syria
Kazakhstan said dozens of its citizens, including children, had been evacuated from Syria after being held "hostage" in the country
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Middle East
UN Security Council to meet over Yemen observer mission
The UN Security Council will discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen to monitor a ceasefire and oversee a pullback of forces
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Africa
Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks
At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks in the fight against the nine-year insurgency.
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Middle East
Syria: Russia military police begin patrols around Manbij
Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, moving into an area once held by US-backed forces
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Africa
Armed men kill 8 civilians in eastern DR Congo’s Beni region
At least eight civilians including relatives of soldiers were killed in an overnight incursion by armed men in the volatile eastern DR Congo, the army said
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Europe
Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack
Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack
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Middle East
Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after rocket intercepted
The Israeli army said it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket being fired over its border
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